View full sizeThe Associated PressNCAA President Mark Emmert explains the sanction against Penn State at a press conference Monday.

The NCAA's stiff penalties against the Penn State football program, announced Monday, received widespread praise from newspaper editorial boards. But not in Eugene, where the University of Oregon is still waiting for its verdict from the NCAA in the wake of an investigation into the football program's use of recruiting consultant Willie Lyles.

California state parks already were mired in controversy because of budget-driven shutdowns of some parks. Then came the news, broken by the Sacramento Bee, that the parks department spent $271,000 on a secret vacation buyout program instead of using the money to keep parks open. The came the news, also broken by the Bee, that the department had $54 million in undisclosed surplus money. The longtime parks director lost her job and the Bee says a full investigation is needed. SFexaminer.com agrees and says public trust is at stake. And the San Francisco Chronicle says Gov. Jerry Brown is trying to help apply some of the stashed money toward keeping parks open.The Oregonian's Wednesday editorials